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John Bettis was transported on the Lord Lyndoch, departing 7th Sep 1840 and arriving 5th Feb 1841 with 322 passengers.
1838 Voyage - Lord Lyndoch. Surgeon Superintendence; Doctor Pineo, From the Surgeons Notes; " Total Embarked; 330 Male Convicts. 19 Died on Passage. 8 Died of Scurvy, 11 of Old age and diseases contracted previously to embarked which could not be detected ...... An accident occurred whereby 16 men were dreadfully scolded with boiling tea. many of them from the shoulders down to their knees.. 112 were sent to the Sydney Hospital on arrival "
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 216 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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1874 - Cascades Invalid Depot: Name; John Bettis POL709-1-11 page 145 (19 May 1874 to 29 Aug 1874) - Discharged at own request. Able to work 1877 - Cascades Invalid Depot: POL709-1-14 page 199 (11 Sep 1877 to 12 Dec 1877)- Discharged at own request. Unable to work Brickfields Invalid Depot: POL709-1-9 page 163 (05 Jul 1872 to 02 Oct 1872) POL709-1-13 page 196 (01 Mar 1876 to 05 Dec 1876) - Name; John Betters or Betts. ** Admitted from the district of Hobart. Discharged on Pass, did not return. POL709-1-14 page 47 (24 Jan 1877 to 15 Mar 1877) - Name; John Betters ** Discharged by order of Administrator of Charitable works. POL709-1-15 page 186 (20 Mar 1878 to 06 Nov 1878) - Name; John Bettis, Admitted from the district of Hobart. Discharged at own request. Light work. 1879 - POSSIBLE DEATH & BURIAL RECORD Date of death: 30 Jul 1879. Aged; 70 years old. Name; John Betters, Labourer. Born England. Pauper Last known residence: Brickfields Dept Date of burial: 01 Aug 1879. Cornelian Bay, Pauper, Section A, Number 253 AF70-1-5 (BU 2563)
Essex Adjourned Sessions. John Bettis, 30, labourer, charged with having stolen a gown and pair of stockings, the property of Mary Ann Head, at Horndon on the Hill. It appeared that on the 11th January prosecutrix sent the articles to a Mrs. Carter, to be washed and that prisoner stole them while they were wet — Verdict, guilty. Prisoner was also convicted of havingstolen a round frock, the property of John Robinson, at Mucking. It was also proved that prisoner had been before convicted of felony. The Chairman said that prisoner  had heen sentenced under the name of James Green, in 1831, to 7 years’ transportation. He had also been convicted of felony under the name of James Langley, and the Court, therefore, now transported him for life. Essex Standard, 21 Feb 1840. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Records Indent : https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON14-1-5/CON14-1-5P10 and https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON14-1-5/CON14-1-5P11 No 3244. John Bettis, age 30, Farm labourer, Tried Essex Q.S. 12 Feb 1840, Life. Native place, Eastwood, Essex. Single. Can neither read nor write. No relations. Last worked for Mr Bailey, Pelshorn, Essex. Offence: Stealing a gown and linen from a woman at Hornsey. Transported before for seven years, served 5 years and 2 months for a waistcoat and gold pin at Portsmouth, and 12 months for felony. Convict Conduct Record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-5/CON33-1-5P28 John Bettis. Tried Essex QS, 12 Feb 1840- Life. Transported for stealing a gown from a woman at Hornsey. Transported before for seven years. Served 5 years and 2 mos for a waistcoat & gold pin, at Portsmouth, 12 mos for felony. Single. Farm labourer, age 35. See record for details. --------------------------------------------------------------------